Eric Clapton’s forthcoming album features three special guests who should be familiar to fans of New Orleans music: Allen Toussaint, Wynton Marsalis and Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews.

Michael DeMocker / Times-Picayune ArchiveEric Clapton performs at the New Orleans Arena on Saturday, March 6, 2010. New Orleans natives guest on his forthcoming album.

They join Sheryl Crow, Steve Winwood, J.J. Cale and Derek Trucks on “Clapton,” which is due Sept. 28 via Reprise Records. It will be Clapton’s 19th solo album.

The music on the album reportedly ranges from “century-old traditional brass bands to little-known country blues to brand new originals.”

In a statement, Clapton says, “This album wasn’t what it was intended to be at all. It’s actually better than it was meant to be because, in a way, I just let it happen. It’s an eclectic collection of songs that weren’t really on the map—and I like it so much because if it’s a surprise to the fans, that’s only because it’s a surprise to me, as well.”

In a related note, the home page of Clapton’s website features a video of him wailing away on “Promise Land” with southwest Louisiana slide guitarist Sonny Landreth at the Crossroads Guitar Festival in Chicago on June 26.